Tony La Russa
PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 08: Former Major League Baseball manager and infielder, Tony La Russa throws out the first pitch before the World Baseball Classic First Round Group D game between Italy and Canada at Chase Field on March 8, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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The Cardinals are winning because they have done things right for years to be in position to be successful
Randy Tomlin: forever my hero after striking out Aryeh Bak 22 times in one game on Sega Genesis 1993 Tony La Russa Baseball. The look of frustration on Aryeh's face still comforts me today.
It’s one way of being part of a team ... of getting back into the competitionMore quotes »
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La Russa talks about his legacy, renewing ties with Canseco
Don’t ask Tony La Russa to pick a favourite. “It’s like having sons and daughters,” says baseball’s third all-time winning manager of his three World Series offspring. “You don’t (choose). They’re all very special in a different way. “The A’s in ’89 were from Calgary Herald Read more »
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Bytes: Working up a sweat on pitch counts
When I wrote (briefly) about the Cardinals’ increased pitch counts with their starting pitchers earlier this week, I had no idea it would set off a conversation that’s still percolating. I don’t know what the standard should be for pitch counts. I think from St. Louis Post-Dispatch Read more »
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MLB Owners Meetings: Instant Replay Discussed, A’s to San Jose and Blackouts Not on Agenda
Major League Baseball’s 30 owners begin their two-day quarterly meetings in New York today, and with a continued discussion around expanded instant replay. A committee that includes former and current managers Tony La Russa, Joe Torre, Jim Leyland, and M from The Biz of Baseball Read more »
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St. Louis wins by doing it right
The Cardinals, in many ways, are the Yankees. They have a ton of history, but they are not resting on it. Like the Yankees, the Cardinals have had many reasons to cave this year (and last), but own the best record in the NL after beating the Mets 6-3 las from New York Post Read more »
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La Russa has become Phil Jackson and Bill Cowher
07:11 AM ET 05.10 | Fifty years ago today, Tony La Russa, now 68, made his major-league debut with the Kansas City A's. Two years removed from his last season inside the Cardinals' dugout, La Russa has assumed another role. He has become to baseball what from FanNation Read more »
